Does Weta Digital pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Weta Digital employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Weta Digital. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Weta Digital?

80% of Weta Digital employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Weta Digital 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Weta Digital?

Software Engineer (10) , Animator (9) , Technical Director (7) , Production Coordinator (6) , Creature Technical Director (5) , Nuke Compositor (5) , FX Technical Director (4) , Motion Editor (4) , Paint Artist (4) , Senior Technical Director (4) , 3D Animator (3) , Assistant Technical Director (3) , Lighting Technical Director (3) , R&D (3) , Researcher (3)

What are the pros of working at Weta Digital according to real employee reviews?

"Great projects and people ." ((in 49 reviews)); "Good pay for contract workers" ((in 14 reviews)); "Good salary / Working freely / Challenging works" ((in 8 reviews)); "The culture is good in that they strive for the best and Wellington is overall an OK place to live." ((in 6 reviews)); "Facilities are trying to improve, NZ is beautiful" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Weta Digital according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and you must have a competent accountant in order to make the most of being a 'contractor'." ((in 31 reviews)); "management was poor" ((in 14 reviews)); "Long hours but OT food was always provided." ((in 8 reviews)); "There are no benefits coming with the contract." ((in 8 reviews)); "Senior Management doesn't care about you." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Weta Digital locations?

Wellington , Auckland , Miramar , Brooklyn , Turangi

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Weta Digital reviews

3.9

80% would recommend to a friend

(80 total reviews)

45% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

3.0

Work/Life balance

Weta Digital has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 80 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Weta Digital employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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Gender

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Reviews by job title

80 reviews

4.0

Jan 13, 2026

good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

working with people I like on projects I like

Cons

they canceled the Christmas party

4.0

Jun 19, 2025

Cool Projects, Annoying Scheduling

Animator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Almost all projects WETA works on are highly desirable Films Extremely talented and experienced coworkers You learn a lot

Cons

Scheduling is pure chaos You'll be asked to work overtime for normal rates then take days off to balance the books (don't do it)

5.0

May 31, 2025

Nice place

Videoproducer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good environment, friendly people, nice place

Cons

There is no many ways to grown up on career

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Matte Painter / Environment Generalist (Senior & above) - Expression of Interest - Wellington

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Lighting TDs - Expressions of Interest - Wellington

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VFX Producer

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NZ$60K - NZ$94K /yr

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